Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he has made an assessment of the implications for the deliverability of the Hinkley Point C power station of recent faults at the Flamanville nuclear reactor; and if he will make a statement.

Nuclear safety is of paramount importance. The UK has a robust nuclear safety regime overseen by the independent Office for Nuclear Regulation which ensures this remains the case. The operator has committed to learning the lessons from Flamanville to ensure that they are not repeated at Hinkley Point C.